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小鮮肉

简小鲜肉 · 繁小鮮肉

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xiān ròu

(coll.) teen idol (male)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鮮: Look up this written character
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
鲜: xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive

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3–1–4 · xiao3 xian1 rou4

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siu2 sin1 juk6

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noun

(neologism, slang) young handsome boy; pretty boy (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 位 m c; 枚 m)

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